Friday night light: SpaceX launch from California sends two dozen new Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit
SpaceX added 24 new Starlink satellites to its orbital network on a Friday night (July 18) launch from…
Origami Space Planes Could Solve a Major Problem in Orbit
Building a spacecraft could one day be as simple as folding a piece of paper into a plane…
Mars mission reimagined — Russia’s secret engine shocks space race
A manned mission to Mars may be closer than we think. Thanks to innovation from Russian scientists, we…
Over 50 Tanager Radiance Datasets Now Available on Planet’s Open Data STAC!
Tanager: Cutting-Edge Hyperspectral from Orbit If you aren’t familiar with Planet’s Tanager mission, it’s our visible to shortwave…
Uranus May Actually Be Warmer than Previously Expected
Uranus releases about 15% more energy than it receives from the Sun, according to two new papers published…
NASA spots a ‘planetary war’ on Jupiter ― Eight are colliding at the North Pole
Hearing about a ‘planetary war’ on Jupiter sparks serious sci-fi imaginations in the minds of enthusiasts about cosmology.…
Confirmed by NASA – signs of organic life found on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover
This NASA discovery on Mars could be the key to big questions about life on this planet! Thanks…
Twin NASA Mars probes will fly on 2nd-ever launch of Blue Origin’s huge New Glenn rocket
A NASA Mars mission’s long and winding road to the launch pad is nearing its end. The twin…
NASA-Derived Textiles are Touring France by Bike
During the Tour de France, athletes have to maintain a constant speed while bike riding for dozens of…
An astronaut captures a rare light phenomenon from the Space Station
Aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Nichole Ayers witnessed a fleeting luminous phenomenon, capturing an image that intrigues…
2 Meteor Showers Are Peaking on the Same Night in July. How to Catch a Glimpse
Meteor showers happen all year. They happen so often that they overlap for significant percentages of the year. There…
Polish space company SatRev launches Omani ground station amid international expansion
WARSAW, Poland — Polish space infrastructure company SatRev has handed over a new ground station to its client,…